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Classic ASP application - Need help in sending an auto email from application with excel as attachment
Hello Experts,
You are doing a great Job.
In our hotel management software application classic asp, we are generating a report and we would want to send the generated report in excel format as attachment. We already have the auto email feature working fine. We need your assistance in sending the report as an attachment. We dont want to send an URL in the email and retrieve the excel sheet from the server.
Regards,
Gracesoft.
You are doing a great Job.
In our hotel management software application classic asp, we are generating a report and we would want to send the generated report in excel format as attachment. We already have the auto email feature working fine. We need your assistance in sending the report as an attachment. We dont want to send an URL in the email and retrieve the excel sheet from the server.
Regards,
Gracesoft.
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gracesoft
I'm guessing you're using CDO in which case you would want to use the .AddAttachment method. See below from: http://www.paulsadowski.com/wsh/cdo.htm
Sending a text email with an attached file.
By repeating the .AddAttachment method you can attach more than one file.
When attaching files keep in mind that your recipient may be limited in their
ability to receive files above a certain size. Many ISPs limit emails to 8 or 10MB each.
You should not send large files to anyone before obtaining their permission.
Set objMessage = CreateObject("CDO.Message"
objMessage.Subject = "Example CDO Message"
objMessage.From = "me@my.com"
objMessage.To = "test@paulsadowski.com"
objMessage.TextBody = "This is some sample message text."
objMessage.AddAttachment "c:\temp\readme.txt"
objMessage.Send
Sending a text email with an attached file.
By repeating the .AddAttachment method you can attach more than one file.
When attaching files keep in mind that your recipient may be limited in their
ability to receive files above a certain size. Many ISPs limit emails to 8 or 10MB each.
You should not send large files to anyone before obtaining their permission.
Set objMessage = CreateObject("CDO.Message"
objMessage.Subject = "Example CDO Message"
objMessage.From = "me@my.com"
objMessage.To = "test@paulsadowski.com"
objMessage.TextBody = "This is some sample message text."
objMessage.AddAttachment "c:\temp\readme.txt"
objMessage.Send
ASKER
Thanks. Now, when we generate the report, the excel gets downloaded in the same page. We would want the code in classic ASP to save this excel in a path in server and then we could retrieve that and send as an attachment with the emai.
OK, this process what not mentioned in your original post.
You will have to update your report generating code to save the file somewhere on the server. Then pass the the location of the newly generated file into a function or sub-routine that sends the email with attachment.
Dan
You will have to update your report generating code to save the file somewhere on the server. Then pass the the location of the newly generated file into a function or sub-routine that sends the email with attachment.
Dan
ASKER
I have given the code used. We want the code/assistance on how to save the file in a path in the server.
SetHeaders strReportName & ".xls", "Application/vnd.excel"
Response.Write "<html xmlns:x=""urn:schemas-micr
Response.Write "<head>"
Response.Write "<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>"
Response.Write "<x:ExcelWorkbook>"
Response.Write "<x:ExcelWorksheets>"
Response.Write "<x:ExcelWorksheet>"
Response.Write "<x:Name>"& strTable &" Report</x:Name>"
Response.Write "<x:WorksheetOptions>"
Response.Write "<x:Print>"
Response.Write "<x:ValidPrinterInfo/>"
Response.Write "</x:Print>"
Response.Write "</x:WorksheetOptions>"
Response.Write "</x:ExcelWorksheet>"
Response.Write "</x:ExcelWorksheets>"
Response.Write "</x:ExcelWorkbook>"
Response.Write "</xml>"
Response.Write "<![endif]--> "
Response.Write "</head>"
Response.Write "<body>"
'Response.Write "<table><tr><td><font color='#0000FF' size='2'><b> Availability Calendar<b></font></td></t
PrintTable"<td>","</td>","
Response.Write "</body>"
Response.Write "</html>"
SetHeaders strReportName & ".xls", "Application/vnd.excel"
Response.Write "<html xmlns:x=""urn:schemas-micr
Response.Write "<head>"
Response.Write "<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>"
Response.Write "<x:ExcelWorkbook>"
Response.Write "<x:ExcelWorksheets>"
Response.Write "<x:ExcelWorksheet>"
Response.Write "<x:Name>"& strTable &" Report</x:Name>"
Response.Write "<x:WorksheetOptions>"
Response.Write "<x:Print>"
Response.Write "<x:ValidPrinterInfo/>"
Response.Write "</x:Print>"
Response.Write "</x:WorksheetOptions>"
Response.Write "</x:ExcelWorksheet>"
Response.Write "</x:ExcelWorksheets>"
Response.Write "</x:ExcelWorkbook>"
Response.Write "</xml>"
Response.Write "<![endif]--> "
Response.Write "</head>"
Response.Write "<body>"
'Response.Write "<table><tr><td><font color='#0000FF' size='2'><b> Availability Calendar<b></font></td></t
PrintTable"<td>","</td>","
Response.Write "</body>"
Response.Write "</html>"
Instead of using your Response.Write method, you should create a FileSystemObject (FSO) and write each line to a File object.
Links:
- http://www.w3schools.com/asp/asp_ref_filesystem.asp
- http://www.crydust.be/blog/2009/03/02/generate-excel-files-in-asp-classic/
Dan
Links:
- http://www.w3schools.com/asp/asp_ref_filesystem.asp
- http://www.crydust.be/blog/2009/03/02/generate-excel-files-in-asp-classic/
Dan
Const cdoSendUsingMethod = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing"
Const cdoSendUsingPort = 2
Const cdoSMTPServer = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver"
Const cdoSMTPServerPort = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport"
Const cdoSMTPConnectionTimeout = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpconnectiontimeout"
Const cdoSMTPAuthenticate = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpauthenticate"
Const cdoBasic = 1
Const cdoSendUserName = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername"
Const cdoSendPassword = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword"
Dim objConfig ' As CDO.Configuration
Dim objMessage ' As CDO.Message
Dim Fields ' As ADODB.Fields
Set objConfig = Server.CreateObject("CDO.Configuration")
Set Fields = objConfig.Fields
With Fields
.Item(cdoSendUsingMethod) = cdoSendUsingPort
.Item(cdoSMTPServer) = your smtp server
.Item(cdoSMTPServerPort) = 25
.Item(cdoSMTPConnectionTimeout) = 20
.Item(cdoSMTPAuthenticate) = cdoBasic
.Item(cdoSendUserName) = your send email adress
.Item(cdoSendPassword) = your password
.Update
End With
Set objMessage = Server.CreateObject("CDO.Message")
Set objMessage.Configuration = objConfig
With objMessage
.To = email receipent
.From = email sender
.Subject = subject of mail
.HTMLBody = your email
End With
objMessage.AddAttachment /path of your file
objMessage.send
Set Fields = Nothing
Set objMessage = Nothing
Set objConfig = Nothing
ASKER
Thanks. We will try this .
And this works or not ?
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We had to find the solution.
If its CDO, here is a MS Blog article describing the code required.
Link: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2004/11/29/how-can-i-attach-a-file-to-an-email-sent-using-cdo.aspx
Dan